With former head coach Gerard Gallant’s well deserved dismissal from the New York Rangers in the books, General Manager Chris Drury has added another to-do item to his list for this offseason, and that list is getting lengthy. A new coach certainly fixes some of the issues, notably structure, but firing Gallant isn’t a fix-all. There are legitimate concerns regarding the Rangers.
Firing Gallant doesn’t change the roster
While firing Gallant was certainly a step in the right direction and a much needed decision by the Rangers, it doesn’t change the roster and it doesn’t change the players.